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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/taika
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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *taikną.
Noun
*taika
- witchcraft
- sign, omen
Inflection
Inflection of *taika
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *taika | *taigat | |
| accusative | *taigan | *taigat | |
| genitive | *taigan | *taikaden *taikoiden | |
| partitive | *taikada | *taikoida | |
| inessive | *taigassa | *taigoissa | |
| elative | *taigasta | *taigoista | |
| illative | *taikahen | *taikoihen | |
| adessive | *taigalla | *taigoilla | |
| ablative | *taigalta | *taigoilta | |
| allative | *taikalen | *taikoilen | |
| essive | *taikana | *taikoina | |
| translative | *taigaksi | *taigoiksi | |
| instructive | *taigan | *taigoin | |
| comitative | *taikanek | *taikoinek | |
| abessive | *taigakta | *taigoikta | |
Descendants
- Finnish: taika
- → Estonian: taig
- →? Ingrian: taika
- →? Karelian: taika
- →? Votic: taika
- → Northern Sami: dáigá
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “taika”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN